Team captain Seanie Buckley and Stephen Lucey have both been named in the Limerick team for tonight's All-Ireland SFC fourth-round qualifier against Cork.

NIALL RIGNEY has stepped down as Laois hurling boss in the wake of last Saturday’s surprise All-Ireland championship exit at the hands of Carlow.

MAYO boss John O’Mahony has dropped full-forward Aidan O’Shea as he hands out four championship debuts and makes five changes in personnel from the NFL Division 1 final loss to Cork, for Saturday’s Connacht SFC quarter-final against Sligo in Markievicz Park.

Gerald Griffins clubman Brian Scanlon will make his Championship debut for Limerick in Sunday's Munster SFC semi-final against Waterford in Dungarvan (throw-in 2pm).

PAT FLANAGAN was last night appointed as the new manager of the Westmeath senior football team.

GALWAY may have their work cut out with Colm Cooper at Pearse Stadium tomorrow, but Joe Kernan’s side will have another dangerous Dr Crokes corner-forward to contend with too.

FEARS remain that the provincial pre-season competitions may have to be scrapped due to adverse weather conditions, despite the first inter-county action of the year starting tonight with two preliminary round games in the McGrath Cup.

LIMERICK received the perfect antidote to their opening day league woes, when they inched past Roscommon in this NFL Division 3 encounter in Kilmallock on Saturday.

Limerick will have four championship newcomers in their team for Sunday's Munster SFC quarter-final tussle with Tipperary (Fermoy, throw-in 3.30pm).

WEXFORD clinched promotion — and a place in the NFL Division Three final — after a facile 2-16 to 0-15 victory over Louth at Wexford Park yesterday.

Limerick 0-14 Limerick IT 0-6

Limerick have included championship debutant Ger Collins in their team for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Louth (Gaelic Grounds, throw-in 7pm).

WESTMEATH 0-13 LIMERICK 1-09

James Masters pulled Cork through to next month's Munster SFC final as he scored all bar one of their points in a 0-09 to 0-05 victory over a sorry Limerick side at the Gaelic Grounds.

Limerick 2-05 Clare 0-08

LIMERICK supporters may wonder if there is life after Liam Kearns as their senior footballers gear up for their first Munster championship game in five years without their former manager.

Valley Rovers 2-6 Erin’s Own 1-4

PADRAIG BROWNE, who missed Limerick's easy 2A win over London last weekend because of studies, returns at left-corner back in place of Pat Ranahan for Sunday's visit to Donegal.

St Kieran’s 2-10 St Senan’s 1-12

Mitchelstown CBS 2-8 Nagle CC Mahon 0-8

Watergrasshill 2-13, Dromina 2-8

Limerick 3-12 Tipperary 0-5

Erins Own1-11 Aghada0-2